Obviously, some spoilers, ok? A couple of years ago, I jokingly mentioned that Marvel's heroes don't feature in films that address issues of import, because they largely fight self-created problems (like Stark raving police bots gone bad in Age of Ultron, or themselves in Civil War, or the son of exiled long-lost relatives in Black … Continue reading Review: Infinity War
Film Review
Review: Black Panther and the past
Just saw Avengers: Infinity War, but it's too much to take in right now, and if I review raw I'll spoil it. I'll wait, but you can read my thoughts about Black Panther instead. I liked it when I saw it, but unlike other MCU films I wasn't quick to review it. This is for a variety of … Continue reading Review: Black Panther and the past
Review: Queen of the Desert
It's impossible to capture a whole life in a single book or film. I imagine realistic attempts at capturing a life would be akin the Borges story where a map of the world was as large as the world. I was thinking about this when watching Werner Herzog's Queen of the Desert. Yet, I could … Continue reading Review: Queen of the Desert
Rewatch: The Day After Tomorrow
And now for something completely different, at least compared to recent posts here. Like the people who watch hash tagged programs such as Married At First Sight (#MAFS), I too can have thoughts about what I watch and then list them for people to mock, I mean enjoy. Thusly, I present twenty-seven and a bit … Continue reading Rewatch: The Day After Tomorrow
All aboard….or not
I saw Justice League but also Murder on the Orient Express, starring a mustache. I required escapism from both, and instead discovered meditations on grief, women stepping up, revenge, transformation, and forgiveness (as well as solving problems through ze little grey cells, gentle teasing, and extreme violence). No one needed this new version of Agatha Christie's … Continue reading All aboard….or not
Review: Blade Runner 2049
Big spoilers ok? There you have been warned. Blade Runner 2049 is like ice cream. It's good but unnecessary. I happily lived without a second helping of BR, but since it was offered, I took it up. However, if I had been unfamiliar with ice cream, this way of presenting it would have not been … Continue reading Review: Blade Runner 2049
Review: Dunkirk, Loving Vincent (& other stories)
It might be that I've seen Loving Vincent and Dunkirk close together but there's something about both of them that appeals to me as a writer. Both go back to primary sources in that they use the letters of Vincent and Theo van Gogh, and the speeches of Winston Churchill in the dialogue to effect … Continue reading Review: Dunkirk, Loving Vincent (& other stories)
Review: Loving Vincent
The Melbourne International Film Festival is on and of everything on offer I have managed to see one film. But it was a good one: Loving Vincent at the Forum Theatre. Twas three sittings to a sell out crowd, if that indicates the interest in this. To understand this work is a stunning creative and … Continue reading Review: Loving Vincent
Review: Galactic Families
Yes, tis I, reviewing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. I'd heard bad things and good things about this second instalment. I'm pleased to report while there are criticisms to be made, this is a surprisingly upbeat, nay almost saccharin outing for Star Lord et al. There were tears and revelations and CGI characters that looked … Continue reading Review: Galactic Families
Passing Strange & another quarrel
Ok, so I went and saw another ‘super’ origin story where an emotionally flawed, but brilliant and successful middle-aged white American man hits a roadblock in life and collapses in a heap. After the inciting incident, he seeks redemption/healing and discovers a calling that's bigger than himself, but apparently still all about him. That the … Continue reading Passing Strange & another quarrel
